THE EXPERIENCE OF INVOLVING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Kazakova ◽  
Elena Moshkina ◽  
Olga Sergeeva ◽  
Elena Tikhomirova
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Research Activities

scholarly journals Research knowledge in undergraduate school in Brazil: a comparison between medical and law students

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio José Souza Reis Filho ◽  
Bruno Bezerril Andrade ◽  
Vitor Rosa Ramos de Mendonça ◽  
Manoel Barral-Netto
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Law School ◽  
Law Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Objective: Exposure to science education during college may affect a student's profile, and research experience may be associated with better professional performance. We hypothesized that the impact of research experience obtained during graduate study differs among professional curricula and among graduate courses. Methods: A validated multiple-choice questionnaire concerning scientific concepts was given to students in the first and fourth years of medical and law school at a public Brazilian educational institution. Results: Medical students participated more frequently in introductory scientific programs than law students, and this trend increased from the first to the fourth years of study. In both curricula, fourth-year students displayed a higher percentage of correct answers than first-year students. A higher proportion of fourth-year students correctly defined the concepts of scientific hypothesis and scientific theory. In the areas of interpretation and writing of scientific papers, fourth-year students, in both curricula, felt more confident than first-year students. Although medical students felt less confident in planning and conducting research projects than law students, they were more involved in research activities. Conclusion: Medical graduation seems to favor the development of critical scientific maturity than law graduation. Specific policy in medical schools is a reasonable explanation for medical students’ participation in more scientific activities.

scholarly journals Assessment of the student’s educational experience as a tool for making management decisions in the university

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 82-99
Author(s):  
T. N. Korneenko ◽  
I. A. Shcheglova
Keyword(s):  
Educational Experience ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
First Year ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
The University

This article draws attention to students’ educational experience at a Russian regional university. Such experience is based on two aspects: on the one hand, it is a result of abilities integration, and on the other, it is an ability to act in a context of uncertainty. The latter aspect in understanding students’ experience is the most important for the personality formation in today’s complex world. Within the context of the higher education transformation, experience as an ability to act plays a significant role in individual development. That is why this study is aimed at analyzing the educational experience of first-year students and university graduates. Their educational experience is assessed based on their involvement in educational practices in class, in research activities at the university, and in self-educational activities. The results show that the first-year students’ experience and the graduates’ one at the university have functional differences. The first-year students’ academic engagement is higher as compared to the graduate students’. The research experience of both is expressed in a low degree. The self-educational experience at the university is not strategically formed. Comparing the first-year students’ and the graduates’ educational experiences, one can conclude that the structure of the latter is more functional due to the graduates’ limited involvement in educational activities. This means that the educational experience varies during the period of studies mainly in individual competencies, which are not connected with each other. The low level of the students’ involvement in educational practice reflects the weak development of their experience as an ability to act. It is the structure of a student’s motives that can be one of the main factors of his/her involvement in the learning process. Our findings contribute to the design of educational practices at the university and suggest the strong demand for a more responsible approach to designing the educational environment and educational practices at all university levels.

Developing a Measure of Students’ Potential Involvement in Scholarly Activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Spencer E. Harpe ◽  
Lisa B. Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Post Graduate Training ◽  
Instrument Measuring ◽  
Culture Of Inquiry

Background: Pharmacy schools must encourage a culture of inquiry so future pharmacists approach practice in a scholarly fashion. Objectives: To develop an instrument measuring intentions to engage in various scholarly activities. Methods: Items representing scholarly activities relevant to pharmacists were developed. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to refine the list and identify underlying factors. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach’s alpha. Results were compared across student characteristics using unpaired t tests and 1-way analysis of variance. Key Findings: The initial list of 54 items was reduced to 31 after review and then administered to 381 pharmacy students (337 complete responses; 88% response rate). EFA suggested 3 factors with 4 items being removed due to low factor loadings. The final Potential Involvement in Scholarly Activities (PISA) instrument contained 27 items in 3 domains: research activities (13 items), professional writing (9 items), and practice evaluation/quality improvement (5 items). Cronbach’s alphas were ≥0.85 for the total scale and domains. PISA scores were statistically higher for first-year students and those with previous research experience or post-graduate training interests. Conclusions: Initial development of the PISA instrument suggested a 3-factor structure with acceptable internal consistency in this sample. Continued work is needed to examine the instrument in more diverse samples.

scholarly journals Research in Action—Students’ Perspectives on the Integration of Research Activities in Undergraduate Biomedical Curricula

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Femmie de Vegt ◽  
Johannes D. M. Otten ◽  
Diederik R. H. de Bruijn ◽  
Helma Pluk ◽  
Iris A. L. M. van Rooij ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Better Than

AbstractWe describe and evaluate our practice-based learning approach for research in undergraduate students studying Biomedical Sciences at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. First-year students who started their study between 2015 and 2018 actively participated in data collection and measurements, including anthropometry, electrocardiogram findings, genetic variants, and lifestyle habits. All data were entered into one anonymous database, which was used by students to analyze their research questions. In 2019, 44 of the 87 students (50%) valued active measurements better than questionnaires. Most students (strongly) agreed that they have learned about data collection and were inspired to learn more about biomedical research.

scholarly journals RESEARCH AMONGST JUNIOR AND SENIOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 117-112
Author(s):  
Nayyab Zehra ◽  
Ahmed Hassaan ◽  
Shafaq Mushtaq
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Research Process ◽  
P Value ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Army Medical ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Research Activities

Background: Evidence based scientific knowledge and research is an integralpart of medicine. This led us to this study to find out the knowledge, attitude and practiceregarding research in medical students of final year and first year at Army Medical College-NUST, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to compare thelevel of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding research amongst medical students of finalyear MBBS and 1st year MBBS. Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Place ofStudy: Army Medical College-NUST Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Duration of Study: Three months(October 2013 to December 2013). Materials and Methods: A questionnaire consisting of 23closed questions, was filled by students of first and final year MBBS, through non-probabilityconvenience sampling. The data was analyzed by SPSS 21. p value of < 0.05 was consideredto be significant. Results: Over 50% of first year students and 21.53% of the final year studentshad poor knowledge of research methodology. 89.30% students from final year along with51.30% students from first year were motivated and had interest in research activities. Not asingle student from first year and only 12.37% of students from final year were actively involvedin research process at the time of undertaking the research. 50.40% first year students and58.46% from final year strongly disagreed that there are ample opportunities for research inthe college. Conclusions: A working scientific forum should be established in the collegewith introduction of student mentor link. Students should be guided on how to carry out aresearch and how to make a good research question, how to develop skills for paper writingand evaluating the data collected.

AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY THROUGH STORYTELLING FOR GRADE X SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairani Nur Adha And Rahmad Husein
Keyword(s):  
Research Finding ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
First Grade ◽  
First Year ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Oral Test ◽  
Fluency And Comprehension ◽  
Low Ability

The aim of this research was to find out the ability of the first year students in speaking by using storytelling at MAS. Al-Jam’iyatul Wasliyah. The design of this research was descriptive research. The population of this research was 20 students of XC class in the first grade at MAS. Al-Jam’iyatul Wasliyah. In selecting the sample the writer used random sampling technique. The total number of the sample was 12 students. The data was collected by using oral test. The researcher only measured the ability of students’ speaking in storytelling by considering five components of speaking: (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency, and comprehension). And their speaking had been recorded by using phone recorder. From the result of analyzing the data, the researcher found that the students’ speaking ability by using storytelling was moderate. It proved by the fact that 4 students (33.33%) classified as high ability, 4 students (33.33%) classified as moderate ability, and 4 students (33.33%) classified as low ability. Based on the data, the students’ score were bigger in the high and moderate level than in the low ability level. Based on the research finding, the English teacher is suggested to consider the five components in scoring speaking ability (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency, and comprehension). The students are suggested to do more practice in pronunciation and fluency, because they dominantly speak incorrect pronunciation and have pauses in the sentences. Students are also suggested to enrich their vocabulary by using storytelling.

THE EFFECT OF USING NOTING INTERACTING SUMMARIZING AND PRIORITIZING STRATEGY ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maruh Sianturi And Berlin Sibarani
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Experimental Group

This study was aimed at finding out the effect of using Noting, Interacting, Summarizing, and Prioritizing Strategy on Students’ Achievement in Reading Comprehension. This study was designed with the experimental design. The population of this study was the first year students at academic 2013/2012 of SMA swasta YP St. Paulus Martubung, Medan. There were fourty students taken as the sample of the research. The sample was divided into two groups: the first group (20 students) as the experimental group and the second group (20 students) as the control group. The experimental group was taught by Using Noting, Interacting, Summarizing, and Prioritizing Strategy, while the control group was taught by using conventional method. The instrument for collecting the data was multiple choices which consisted of 40 items. To obtain the reliability of the test, the researcher used Kuder -Richardson (KR-21) formula. The calculation showed that the reliability of the test was 0.75. The data were calculated by using t-test formula. The result of the analysis shows that t-observed (4.98) was higher than t-table (2.025) at the level of significance (α) 0.05 and the degree of freedom (df) 38. Therefore, the null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. It meant that teaching reading comprehension by using Noting, Interacting, Summarizing, and Prioritizing Strategy significantly affects reading comprehension.

REVERSE ENGINEERING: TENSION RATCHET DISSECTION PROJECT

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremiah Vanderlaan ◽  
Josh Richert ◽  
James Morrison ◽  
Thomas Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
First Year ◽  
Stepping Stones ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Undergraduate Study ◽  
Solid Edge ◽  
Part Modeling

We are a group of engineering students, in our first year of undergraduate study. We have been selected from one thousand first year students and have competed and won the PACE competition. All engineers share a common general first year, but we have been accepted into Civil and Mechanical engineering. This project was assigned as the final project in the Design and Graphics course. The project we are tasked with, called the Cornerstone Design Project, is to first dissect a product, discover how it works, dimension each part and create a fully assembled model using CAD software (Solid Edge V20 in our case). As part of discovering how it works we must benchmark it so the device can be compared with competing products. The goal of the project is to develop a full understanding of part modeling and assembly in Solid Edge, learn proper measurement techniques, and learn the process of reverse engineering and product dissection. All of these tasks were stepping stones to help us fully understand how the device, and all its components, work.

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